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*PRESS RELEASE:*
*Dr. Mahabir receives Distinguished Alumni Award from UWI*
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Last Saturday evening, Dr. Kumar Mahabir received a Distinguished Alumni
Award for his contribution to Anthropology in the Caribbean.
The award was presented by The University of the West Indies (UWI) Alumni
Association (Trinidad and Tobago Chapter) in commemoration of the campus’s
50th anniversary.
Mahabir was among a group of 50 alumni selected from more than 20,000
graduates across a time-line of 50 years.
Mahabir is an Assistant Professor in the School of Cognition, Learning and
Education at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). He received his BA
(1980) and M.Phil. (1989) degrees in Literatures in English from UWI, St
Augustine Campus. He obtained his Ph.D. (1997) in Anthropology from the
University of Florida. As a doctoral student, he won a Florida Caribbean
Institute Award, an A. Curtis Wilgus Fellowship, and an Organization of
American States (OAS) Fellowship.
Mahabir is the author of eight (8) books including two national bestsellers
*Caribbean East Indian Recipes *and* Medicinal and Edible Plants used by
East Indians of Trinidad and Tobago.* He has also published several articles
in scholarly journals including the *New West Indian Guide, Caribbean
Studies, Florida Journal of Anthropology, Toronto South Asian Review,
*and *Caribbean
Medical Journal. *
Among those who received awards with Mahabir were prominent personalities
such as Mr. Justice Ivor Archie, Mr David Dulal-Whiteway, Mr. Rodney Jagai,
Dr. Hollis Liverpool, Ms. Sandra Marchack, Mr. Jwala Rambarran, Mr. Ewart
Williams and Dr. Lise Winer.
Addressing the alumni and guests were Prof. Clement Sankat, Pro Vice
Chancellor and Campus Principal of UWI, St. Augustine; Mr. Mark Regis,
President of UWI Alumni Association, Trinidad and Tobago Chapter; and His
Excellency Professor George Maxwell Richards, President of the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago.
The Awards ceremony was held in the newly-built 400-seat Engineering
Auditorium (Lecture Theatre 1) on the campus.
Please see *attachments* for photos of
(1) Dr. Mahabir receiving his award, and
(2) Head shot of Dr. Mahabir.
For more information, contact:
Dr Kumar Mahabir,
10 Swami Avenue, Don Miguel Road,
San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago,
West Indies
Tel: (868) 674-6008 <%28868%29%20674-6008>
Tel/fax: (868) 675-7707 <%28868%29%20675-7707>
Mobile (868) 756-4961 <%28868%29%20756-4961>
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
April March 4, 2011
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